Embracing AI, Information Literacy Tools, and a New Robotics Facility: News of the Week (5/23/25)

In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly delivers the week's top education technology stories. Highlights include the enthusiastic adoption of AI by ed tech leaders, with 80% of districts already implementing or planning AI initiatives. Concerns over cybersecurity and teacher training are also discussed. Idaho's Boise School District's successful use of Gale In Context databases for information literacy and the construction of a new robotics facility in California's Fremont Union High School District are also featured. For more details, visit thejournal.com.

00:00 Introduction and Overview

00:17 AI in Education: Embracing the Future

00:53 Boosting Information Literacy in Idaho

01:28 New Robotics Facility in California

02:04 Conclusion and Further Resources

Source links:

• Ed Tech Leaders Rank Generative AI as Top Tech Priority
• Boise School District Boosts Information Literacy with Gale In Context Databases
• California District to Build New Robotics Facility for Student Creativity and Collaboration

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